Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 3/13/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of March 13, 2000
- Lebanese official criticizes continued Israeli aggression Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2000
- Beirut to host Arab COM 2000
Lebanon will host for the third consecutive year the international Arab conference and fair "Arab COM 2000" for communications on March 25 - 28. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 3/18/2000 - Syrian FM talks on the telephone with al-Hoss Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/16/2000
- US vows continued efforts to revive Middle East peace talks
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has stressed that her country is strongly working for the sake of achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 3/16/2000 - Lebanese efforts to implement Arab FM s decisions on Lebanon
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss has asked Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi, in his capacity as chairman of the current course of the Arab League, to make immediate contacts with the Arab states and to brief them on the Israeli aggression against Lebanon to take necessary measures in implementation of the decisions adopted by the Arab foreign ministers in their recent meeting held in Beirut. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/16/2000 - Iraq to give oil to Lebanon Iraq-Lebanon, Economics, 3/16/2000
- Lebanese resistance Katyusha dropped in the northern borders
Israeli Radio said on Wednesday that several Katyusha missiles fired by the Hizbullah fighters towards positions of the Israeli Army and the South Lebanon Army fell in the northern borders. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/16/2000 - Warning against settling soldiers of the South Lebanon Army in Israel Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000
- Lebanese resistance retaliates for Israeli aggressions
Israeli warplanes on Wednesday raided the Nab al-Tasseh area of the al-Tuffah district. Lebanese security sources said the hostile planes fired air-to-surface missiles against the target area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/16/2000 - Hizbullah calls for developing Arab solidarity Lebanon, Politics, 3/15/2000
- Israel's 22nd invasion anniversary of Lebanon marked
Lebanon on Tuesday celebrated the anniversary of solidarity with south Lebanon and its western Bekaa which coincides with the 22nd anniversary of Israel's invasion of Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 3/15/2000 - Arab League warns of Israeli aggressions against Lebanon
The Arab League has warned Israel against its persistence in attacking the Lebanese territories, a policy which may lead to unfavorable results for which only Israel is responsible. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/15/2000 - Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said on Tuesday that the Israeli warplanes continued to carry out provocative sorties in the airspace over south Lebanon and the western Bekaa up to the capital, Beirut, and its suburbs. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/15/2000 - Beirut hosts FAO regional ministerial meeting
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization will be holding this March 20-24 a regional Mideast ministerial conference in Beirut, the FAO announced. Regional-Lebanon, Agriculture, 3/15/2000 - Abdul Meguid denies any disputes concerning decisions of AL council
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met yesterday with Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid, who is currently in Beirut after his participation in meeting of the Arab foreign ministers on Saturday. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000 - Egypt welcomes anticipated Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000
- Israeli planes raid Palestinian positions in the western Bekaa Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/14/2000
- Lebanese premier stresses implementation of UN resolution 425
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss has asserted Lebanon's commitment to UN resolution 425 and called on Israel to implement this resolution and withdraw unconditionally from the occupied Lebanese lands back to the internationally-recognized borders. Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000 - Israel continues its aggression against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said heavy artillery from the Israeli occupation forces bombarded areas close to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/14/2000 - Israel to keep bases in south Lebanon after its withdrawal
The Israeli daily Haaretz said on Sunday that army officers of the Israeli army who had presented their plan to the Israeli prime minister of Sunday on withdrawal from South Lebanon will warn against that in the absence of an agreement with Syria, the Israeli army will continue its land and air strikes in Lebanon even after carrying out a unilateral withdrawal. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000